i understand because of dangerous driving conditions, allstate highways are closed now. it's a nonemergency vehicles starting at 1:00 this afternoon. if you have to get out of your house, well, what are the alternatives? >> well, we're not writing tickets for cars. that's -- we're trying to get trucks off right now. that's our focus, and also encourage people to stay home. if you are at home and at a place that we've already asked you to leave, then any time you can leave is a good time, unless you are surrounded by water, and tonight is our most critical time, depending on the wind at high tide and high tide begins in connecticut at 10:00 p.m. and then plays itself down the coast until about midnight when people will have the highest volume in the western portion of the sound. you know, leave. we've told about 260,000 people that they should vacate where their residents are, and a good number of people are listening. >> is this a mandatory evacuation in your state? >> vacs are given on a local basis. we have told everyone to use category four maps for tonight's occurren